Chris Sutton and Paul Merson agree on Man City vs Man United as blunt Ruben Amorim stat emerges

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Manchester City host Manchester United in Sunday's derby with both teams looking for a much-needed result. City have won just one of their last 10 matches after suffering a 2-0 defeat at Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The reigning Premier League champions are already eight points off league leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand. United meanwhile have lost their last two league fixtures with a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal followed by last weekend's 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim's side will have been somewhat boosted though by Thursday's come from behind win over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League. READ MORE: Manchester United told Diego Leon transfer truth after 'approach' for left-back READ MORE: Wayne Rooney is 'lost' and trying to 'shift the blame' - he's 'p***** off at himself' And pundits Chris Sutton and Paul Merson have offered their predicitons for this weekend's Manchester derby.

Both of them agree that City will come out on top. "The wheels have really come off at Manchester City now - who saw that coming?" He told BBC Sport. "City just cannot keep a clean sheet - they have managed one in their past 10 games - and now their manager Pep Guardiola is talking about being tired.